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ArticleCancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2024

Racialized Economic Segregation and Treatment and Outcomes of Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Bayu B Bekele, Min Lian, Pratibha Shrestha, Oumarou Nabi, Benjamin Kozower, Maria Q Baggstrom, Ying Liu

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Article in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  1. Racialized Economic Segregation, Treatment, and Outcomes in Women with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025
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Bayu B BekeleDivision of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.ORCID 0000-0001-8590-4874
Min LianDivision of General Medical Sciences, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.ORCID 0000-0002-8485-5721
Pratibha ShresthaDivision of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.ORCID 0000-0003-1254-290X
Oumarou NabiDivision of General Medical Sciences, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.ORCID 0000-0003-4903-9611
Benjamin KozowerAlvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.ORCID 0000-0002-9059-5807
Maria Q BaggstromAlvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.ORCID 0000-0002-8918-3565
Ying LiuDivision of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.ORCID 0000-0001-9636-990X

Funding

Healthcare Access Dimensions and Racial Disparities in Lung CancerR01MD015720 · NIMHD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI LIAN, MIN, LIU, YING · 2021 to 2024
$1.6M
Impacts of Neighborhood Contexts and Medicaid Policy on Lung Cancer Survival in Low-SES PatientsR01CA268007 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Min Lian, Ying Liu · 2022 to 2026
$1.4M
National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA268007National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) R01MD015720NCI NIH HHS R01 CA268007NIMHD NIH HHS R01 MD015720
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLittle is known about the role of residential segregation in the treatment and outcomes of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), a highly recalcitrant disease, among non-Hispanic White (NHW) and non-Hispanic Black (NHB) patients.

methodsWe used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database to identify men and women diagnosed with SCLC from January 2007 to December 2015 (n = 38,393). An Index of Concentration at the Extremes was computed to measure county-level racialized economic segregation and categorized into Quartile 1 (most privileged: highest concentration of high-income NHW residents) through Quartile 4 (least privileged: highest concentration of low-income NHB residents). Multilevel logistic regression was used to estimate the ORs for extensive-stage diagnosis and nonadherence to guideline-recommended treatment. HRs for lung cancer-specific and overall mortalities were computed using multilevel Cox regression.

resultsPatients in the least privileged counties had higher risks of nonadherence to guideline-recommended treatment [OR = 1.23; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.08-1.40; Ptrend < 0.01], lung cancer-specific mortality (HR = 1.08; 95% CI: 1.04-1.12; Ptrend < 0.01), and all-cause mortality (HR = 1.13; 95% CI: 1.09-1.17; Ptrend < 0.0001) compared with patients in the most privileged counties. Adjustment for treatment did not significantly reduce the association with mortality. These associations were comparable between NHB and NHW patients. Segregation was not significantly associated with extensive-stage diagnosis.

conclusionsThe results suggest that living in the neighborhoods with higher proportions of low-income households and Black residents had adverse impacts on stage-appropriate treatment of and survival from SCLC. IMPACT: This highlights the need for improving the access to quality lung cancer care in the less privileged neighborhoods.

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Lung NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaAgedBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedSEER ProgramSocial SegregationUnited StatesWhite

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